EnergyJanuary 19, 2017
Pruitt Says He Backs Biofuels Program, but Is Open to Tweaks
Trump's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency tells Senate he would honor the intent of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard
Stories by Reuters
EnvironmentJanuary 19, 2017
Trump EPA Pick Expresses Doubts about Climate Change, Defends Oil Industry Funding
Pruitt tells Senate he would seek to ensure environmental protections are effective without hurting development
HealthAugust 27, 2015
FDA Wants Food Makers to Hand over Their Contaminated Samples
Whole-genome sequencing poised to help tamp down food outbreaks
HealthAugust 19, 2015
Female Libido Drug Nets FDA Approval, with Warning
The controversial drug will be headed to the market despite risks of fainting and low blood pressure
Climate ChangeJune 16, 2015
Pope Calls for Action on Climate Change in Draft Encyclical
Pope Francis makes an urgent call for protection of the planet and repeats his view that global warming is mostly man-made in his keenly awaited letter
EnvironmentJuly 16, 2014
Drought-Parched California Tightens Restrictions on Wasting Water
EnvironmentJune 24, 2014
U.S. To Face Multibillion-Dollar Bill from Climate Change
Higher electricity bills and property losses are among the costs that climate change is expected to exact in the U.S. in the next 25 years, according to a bipartisan report
The SciencesJune 2, 2014
Great White Shark's Migration Tracked around Florida
Climate ChangeFebruary 27, 2014
Global Warming Slowdown Likely to Be Brief
Scientists with the Royal Society and the U.S. National Academies of Sciences are "very confident" that the current hiatus is temporary and that the planet will warm further this century, causing more extreme heatwaves, droughts and rising seas
The SciencesMay 21, 2013
Search for Survivors Races On as Dozens Feared Dead in Tornado-Hit Oklahoma
The twister that struck Moore, Okla., was the deadliest U.S. tornado since one killed 161 people in Joplin, Missouri, two years ago
EnvironmentDecember 23, 2011
Huge Oil Field off Coast of Nigeria Shut Down after Leak
"Less than 40,000 barrels of oil" leaked into the ocean, and the flow of oil now is halted, a spokesman said
EnvironmentDecember 21, 2011
U.S. Rolls Out Tough Rules on Coal Plant Pollution
The rules will save $90 billion in health care costs by 2016, as technology to cut emissions also reduces particulates that can damage hearts and lungs
The SciencesDecember 19, 2011
Philippines Searches for Hundreds After Typhoon Kills 650
Mindinao Island is not normally in the path of typhoons. "We need to educate people with this kind of change in climate," says the Philippines National Red Cross secretary-general
December 16, 2011
Japan Says Stricken Nuclear Power Plant in Cold Shutdown
Critics question the announcement, but a cold shutdown is when water used to cool nuclear fuel rods remains below boiling point, preventing the fuel from reheating
December 15, 2011
China Scales Up Solar Power by 50 Percent
The nation aims for 100 GW in wind power capacity by 2015. It had just 1 GW solar capacity by the end of 2010
EnvironmentDecember 14, 2011
Safety Management Issues Led to 2010 Gulf Oil Spill: Report
A panel called for systematic safety management and redesigned rig blowout preventers
EnvironmentDecember 2, 2011
Whales Win, Walruses Lose in Warmer Arctic
"Whether it's a tipping point and it will never recover, who can say? But we have a new normal...," a climate expert says
EnvironmentNovember 30, 2011
U.S. Seeks to Protect Forests to Save Wild Reindeer
The estimated 46 mountain caribou in the Selkirk Mountains, which bridge the U.S.-Canada border, are all that remain in the country